Mean-field approach for a statistical mechanical model of proteins

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1248-1256

  Bruscolini, Pierpaolo ^a   Cecconi, Fabio ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

MEAN-FIELD APPROACHES;

PROTEINS;

EID: 0043270288     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1580108     Document Type: Article

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